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MAKE is a quarterly publication from O'Reilly for those who just can't stop tinkering, disassembling, re-creating, and inventing cool new uses for the technology in our lives. It's the first do-it-yourself magazine dedicated to the incorrigible and chroni


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Fashioning Technology by Syuzi Pakhchyan - CRAFT Video Podcast
Download the MP4 Video or HD Version | Subscribe to CRAFT in iTunes We are excited to announce a new book from CRAFT -- Fashioning Technology: A DIY Intro into Smart Crafting by Syuzi Pakhchyan, is available starting today. Learn how to take your craft projects to the next level with "smart" materials where you can create accessories, housewares, and toys that light up, make sounds, or do even more. Fashioning Technology offers jargon-free primers and lots of how-to projects that will have yo...

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[ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:30:00 -0800 ]


Weekend Project: Lensless Microscope
Turn a video camera into a lensless miscroscope and record what you see! Fun and easy project. Original project by Tom ZimmermanTo download Lensless Microscope MP4 click here or subscribe in iTunes. Check out the Lensless Microscope article MAKE 14 "Lensless Microscope" & You can see that in our digital edition. Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Weekend Projects | Digg this! ...

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[ Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0800 ]


Weekend Project: Lensless Microscope (PDF)
A webcam's image chip is an ultrafine shadow-imaging stage. This version uses a mini CCTV camera and video output so you can record what you see. PDF Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in MAKE PDF | Digg this! ...

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[ Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:00:00 -0800 ]


Maker's Notebook Pocket - CRAFT Video Podcast
Download the MP4 Video or HD Version | Subscribe to CRAFT in iTunes Love your Maker's Notebook, but wish it had a pocket? Well, in this video I'll show you how easy it is to add your own. This gusseted (accordion-style) pocket will keep you loose papers safe from escape when your notebook is closed. In the Maker Shed Store: Pick up The Maker's Notebook ($19.99) for all your ideas, diagrams, patterns, and great references in the back Related: Maker's Notebook online home Mak...

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[ Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:00:13 -0800 ]


Weekend Project: Parabolic Microphone
Here's a an easy to make, dollar store DIY spy microphone that lets you listen from afar and bring the sounds up close.To download Parabolic Microphone MP4 click here or subscribe in iTunes. Check out the Parabolic Microphone article MAKE 14 "Parabolic Microphone" & You can see that in our digital edition. Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Weekend Projects | Digg this! ...

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[ Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0800 ]


Weekend Project: Parabolic Microphone (PDF)
This dollar store DIY spy mic lets you listen from afar and bring the sounds up close. PDF Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in MAKE PDF | Digg this! ...

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[ Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:00:00 -0800 ]


Weekend Project: Herbie The Mousebot
Herbie the Mousebot is a very quick, easy-to-build, light-chasing robot kit, perfect for beginners. This little robot is so quick, you have to run to keep up with him. To download Herbie the Mousebot MP4 click here or subscribe in iTunes. @ The Maker store -- Herbie the Mousebot Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Weekend Projects | Digg this! ...

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[ Fri, 13 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0800 ]


I Make: A look at Maker Faire Bay Area 2008
At the Bay Area Maker Faire in San Mateo, May 2008 there were over 400 Makers and 65,000+ attendees - in this video produced by Eric Michael Beug called "I Make:" the Makers say "I Make:" and (as you have guessed) tell us what they make! - it's an amazing video and gives you an idea of the fun and diversity at Maker Faire. In addition to the video in this post we also have a higher resolution one available (MOV 187 mb). The next scheduled Maker Faire is Austin: Oct. 18th & 19th, 2008 - Travis...

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[ Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:32 -0800 ]


Electronic Embroidery - CRAFT Video Podcast
Download the MP4 Video or HD Version | Subscribe to CRAFT in iTunes In this video I'll show you how to enhance your embroidery projects with illumination. I use conductive thread, a watch battery, and two light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to create a scene of a frog catching fireflies. You can download the PDF pattern with traceable frog & firefly design, wiring diagram, and embroidery color separation. Check out the photo tutorial on my website, too (with parts list and links to su...

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[ Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:00:09 -0800 ]


Weekend Project: Home Chemistry
Bob Thompson bypasses the DEA and shows Phil Torrone how to make Iodine. var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/general_sciences/Weekend_Project_Home_Chemistry'; To download Home Chemistry: Make Iodine MP4 click here or subscribe in iTunes. @ The Maker store -- The Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments For students, DIY hobbyists, and science buffs, who can no longer get real chemistry sets, this one-of-a-kind guide explains how to set up and use a home chemistry lab, with step-by-ste...

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[ Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0800 ]


Sparkle labs - DIY Electronics kit (video)
I spent some time with Amy & Ariel from Sparkle Labs, makers of the DIY electronics kit we have in our Maker Shed Store, check it out! Here's the M4V for iTunes, iPods, iPhones, etc... DIY Design Electronics Kit - Harness the power of the electron! Create games, toys, and contraptions with these fundamental components. Follow the easy instructions to make a light detector, LED flasher, noisemaker and more! Once you master the basics, you'll be ready to create your own! Everything you ne...

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[ Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:51 -0800 ]


MAKE volume 14 - The video!
Keep an eye-out for Make Vol. 14, which has a special section on optics. You'll learn how to make an inexpensive but powerful digital microscope that will allow you to display bacteria colonies on a video monitor, a vintage-looking opaque projector that can display artwork from books onto a wall, a model of a crazy-angled room that makes things appear to change size, and a cool kaleidoscope. Also in the issue, we'll show you how to build the following: a mesmerizing taffy pulling machine, ...

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[ Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:03 -0800 ]


MAKE volume 14 - The video!
Keep an eye-out for Make Vol. 14, which has a special section on optics. You'll learn how to make an inexpensive but powerful digital microscope that will allow you to display bacteria colonies on a video monitor, a vintage-looking opaque projector that can display artwork from books onto a wall, a model of a crazy-angled room that makes things appear to change size, and a cool kaleidoscope. Also in the issue, we'll show you how to build the following: a mesmerizing taffy pulling machine, ...

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[ Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:03 -0800 ]


Maker Faire 2008: Vehicles!
Check out all the fun and excitement at this year's Maker Faire in San Mateo, California. People from all over the world came to experience this amazing event. Here are just some of the amazing riding machines we saw.To download Maker Faire 2008 Vehicles MP4 click here or subscribe in iTunes. [Read More] [Comments] ...

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[ Fri, 16 May 2008 07:00:00 -0800 ]


The Best of Maker Faire 2008
Check out all the fun and excitement at this year's Maker Faire in San Mateo, California. People from all over the world came to experience this amazing event. Take a look at some of the highlights and make plans to attend the next Maker Faire. To download Maker Faire 2008 MP4 click here or subscribe in iTunes. [Read More] [Comments] ...

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[ Fri, 09 May 2008 07:00:00 -0800 ]


Weekend Project: Build an Ornithopter
An ornithopter is an aircraft that flies by flapping its wings! Here is a simple monoplane design powered by a rubber band. It's motion is similar to a bird in flight. To download Build an Ornithopter MP4 click here or subscribe in iTunes. Check out the Build and Ornithopter article MAKE 08 "Build and Ornithopter" & You can see that in our digital edition. [Read More] [Comments] ...

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[ Fri, 02 May 2008 07:00:00 -0800 ]


Weekend Project: Build an Ornithopter (PDF)
For millennia people have studied birds, observing and experimenting to see if humans can fly. But people can't fly by flapping no matter how hard they have tried. This project shows you how to build a small rubber band-powered ornithopter.(from Greek; ornithos meaning "bird" and pteron meaning "wing") PDF [Read More] [Comments] ...

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[ Fri, 02 May 2008 06:00:00 -0800 ]


Weekend Project: Mousetrap Powered Vehicle
Vroom! Power a balsa wood vehicle from the energy of a mousetrap! Fun and easy project! No mice were harmed during the filming of this video. To download Mousetrap Powered Vehicle MP4 click here or subscribe in iTunes. [Read More] [Comments] ...

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[ Fri, 25 Apr 2008 06:00:00 -0800 ]


2 Liter Water Bottle Recycling
Here are 8 ways to recycle the common 2 liter plastic soda bottle. Did you know...Americans throw away 2 million plastic bottles an hour. We throw away about 868 million pounds of it annually (about 75% of what's produced). That's an estimated $130,000,000 worth of plastic! To download Water Bottle Recycled MP4 click here or subscribe in iTunes. [Read More] [Comments] ...

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[ Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:00:00 -0800 ]


Weekend Project: Kitchen Floor Vacuum Former
From take-out coffee lids to Stormtrooper costumes, vacuum formed plastic is everywhere. Now you can build your own for thousands less than professional models and still make cool 3D objects! To download Kitchen Floor Vacuum Former MP4 click here or subscribe in iTunes. Check out the Kitchen Floor Vacuum Former MAKE 11 "Kitchen Floor Vacuum Former" & You can see that in our digital edition. [Read More] [Comments] ...

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[ Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:00:00 -0800 ]


Weekend Project: Kitchen Floor Vacuum Former (PDF)
From take-out coffee lids to Stormtrooper costumes, vacuum formed plastic is everywhere. Now you can build your own for thousands less than professional models and still make cool 3D objects! PDF [Read More] [Comments] ...

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[ Fri, 18 Apr 2008 06:00:00 -0800 ]


Weekend Project: Transistorize Your iPod
Get vintage sounds from time-warp radio with this fun "back to the future" project. Top 40 songs from the 70's don't sound the same on big stereo systems or headphones but they will now! To download Transistorize Your iPod MP4 click here ------ or subscribe in iTunes. Check out the Transitorize Your iPod MAKE 13 "Transisorize Your iPod" & you can see that in our digital edition. [Read More] [Comments] ...

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[ Fri, 11 Apr 2008 07:00:00 -0800 ]


Weekend Project: Transistorize Your iPod (PDF)
Get vintage sounds from time-warp radio with this fun "back to the future" project. Top 40 songs from the 70's don't sound the same on big stereo systems or headphones but they will now! PDF [Read More] [Comments] ...

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[ Fri, 11 Apr 2008 06:00:00 -0800 ]


Weekend Project: Telekinetic Pen
Do you like magic tricks? Here's a cool project that turns an ordinary Sharpie into a Telekinetic Pen! It shivers at your very command...or does it? To download Telekinetic Pen MP4 click here or subscribe in iTunes. Check out the MAKE 13 "Telekinetic Pen" & You can see that in our digital edition. [Read More] [Comments] ...

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[ Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:00:00 -0800 ]


Weekend Project: Telekinetic Pen (PDF)
It's an ordinary Sharpie Marker. Or is it? Does it have strange powers? Yes it does and only you know the secret. MAKE your very own! PDF [Read More] [Comments] ...

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[ Fri, 04 Apr 2008 06:00:00 -0800 ]


Weekend Project: Explosion Engine
Ever wonder what goes on inside the engine of your car? Can you imagine at 5000 rpm there are 80+ explosions every second? Here's a DIY internal combustion engine that'll show what all that noise is about! To download Explosion Engine MP4 click here or subscribe in iTunes. Check out the Explosion EngineMAKE 13 "Explosion Engine" & You can see that in our digital edition. [Read More] [Comments] ...

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[ Fri, 28 Mar 2008 07:00:00 -0700 ]


Weekend Project: Explosion Engine (PDF)
Go ahead build the DIY Explosion Engine! Here's the PDF! The final engine has most the parts of a real engine and shows how everything works together! Most parts available at your favorite DIY stores. PDF [Read More] [Comments] ...

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[ Fri, 28 Mar 2008 06:00:00 -0700 ]


Weekend Project: Make a fireball shooter
Make a flaming fireball shooter just like magicians use. Save $$ and MAKE your own! Awesome pyrotechnics effect! To download the fire shooter MP4 click here or subscribe in iTunes. A modified version of Diminutive Balls of FireMAKE 13 "Balls of Fire" & You can see that in our digital edition. [Read More] [Comments] ...

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[ Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:50:38 -0700 ]


Weekend Project: Phaser blasted alarm clock!
Blast your alarm clock with a classic Sega Light Phaser! Hack an old toy and your alarm clock to make this gratifying wake up call... MP4 Video | QT Video | Subscribe in iTunes. From the pages of MAKE - Project: Gun-Operated Alarm Clock - Hack a retro gaming light gun with tilt switches to control a vintage digital clock radio. When the alarm wakes you up, grab the gun and kill it off! Read it in the MAKE digital edition. [Read More] [Comments] ...

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[ Sat, 15 Mar 2008 11:00:23 -0700 ]


Weekend Project: Phaser blasted alarm clock! (PDF)
You saw the video and here's the PDF! Hack a retro gaming light gun with some tilt switches to control a vintage digital clock radio. After the alarm wakes you up, you can grab the gun and kill it off. Isn't that what you've always dreamed of doing? Clock radios are everyday hated devices that designers seem to ignore, judging by how little their features and user interfaces have changed. This project adds a new capability, letting would-be sleepyheads enjoy a human-machine interaction of a d...

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[ Sat, 15 Mar 2008 10:59:28 -0700 ]


Weekend Project: Make a PDA Notebook
Forget the Macbook air, there's a new lightweight portable in town - Join our new video Maker (Kip Kay) as he shows you how to turn a modified hardback book in to a PDA powered "laptop" with keyboard. MAKE 07 "Palm Pilot Notebook" & check it out in our digital edition too. [Editor's note: Additional formats are up! MP4 (iPod/iPhone/PSP/etc...) - Quicktime (MOV) - Please subscribe in iTunes and let us know if these are working properly and there's a PDF too. And lastly, we'd like to welc...

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[ Sat, 08 Mar 2008 13:00:40 -0800 ]


Weekend Project: Make a PDA Notebook (PDF)
Here's the PDF from our "Weekend Project" on how to make your own "PDA Notebook" download it or get it from iTunes! MAKE Volume 07: Backyard Biology. Hack your plants, extract your DNA, 70's soapbox saga, build a videocam rocket, and head-mounted water cannon. Link & Get it at the Maker Store. [Read More] [Comments] ...

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[ Sat, 08 Mar 2008 12:59:09 -0800 ]


Skeleton Cardigan Part 1 - CRAFT Video Podcast
MP4 Video | QT Video | HD | Subscribe in iTunes This week's CRAFT Video Podcast is the first in a two part series on how to make intarsia/stranded knitting pattern from an image in Photoshop. We'll go from an old skeleton illustration to a gridded knitting pattern for personalizing your own Skeleton Cardigan. Next Friday in Part 2, I'll show you how to work from the pattern to make the back panel of the Skeleton Cardigan! You can also download the Skeleton Cardigan PDF pattern - Li...

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[ Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:00:00 -0800 ]


Hack Your Brain - Best of Weekend Projects
ipod|mp4|mov|hd-appletv|3gp|3g2|pdf|itunes This weekend on Best of Weekend Projects with Bre Pettis, learn how to hack your brain by making Mitch Altman's Brain Machine! It flashes LEDs into your eyes and beeps sounds into your ears to make your brain waves sync up into beta, alpha, theta, and delta brainwaves! Mitch invents cool things that make the world a better place. He's well known for the TV-B-GONE and this brain machine is his latest project. One of the c...

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[ Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:00:00 -0800 ]


Star Wars Crafts - Craft Video Podcast
MP4 Video | QT Video | HD | Subscribe in iTunes I visited Bonnie Burton at Lucasfilm in San Francisco recently where she works her crafty magic creating projects on starwars.com for the kids section of the site. Take a look and enjoy some of the fun projects she makes. All I can say is how much I love the Yoda fountain! Here's are the links to the project how-tos mentioned in the video: Yoda Doll - Link.Chewie Tissue Box Cozy - Link.R2D2 Pinhole Camera - Link.Mouse Droid Cat Toy - Link.Ha...

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[ Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:00:00 -0800 ]


Intro to the Arrrr-duino - Best of Weekend Projects
mp4 | hd-appletv | youtube | blip | pdf The retro Weekend Project-o-thon continues! Joe Grand and Bre Pettis join forces to become the Awesome Electronics Workshop and introduce you to the Arrr-duino! In this tutorial, you'll learn the basics of programming and setting up your arduino. Don't have one yet? You can get them in the Make: Store or build you're own! - Subscribe Link Arduino in the Make: Store - Link [Read More] [Comments] ...

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[ Fri, 25 Jan 2008 08:00:26 -0800 ]


Plastic Bag Crochet - CRAFT Video Podcast
MP4 Video | QT Video | HD | Subscribe in iTunes While at Maker Faire in Austin, I met Cristen Andrews of cristencrochet.blogspot.com who crocheted the most lovely backpacks, hats, cozies, bowls and more -- all from plastic bags. Here in this video she shows us some of the cool things she makes and how to get started crocheting with plastic bags. For more detail, check out the step-by-step photos on her blog on how to prepare plastic bags for crocheting here. - Link. Related: CRAFT: Pl...

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[ Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:00:14 -0800 ]


Rodent Powered Nightlight - Best of Weekend Projects
mp4 | HD | Blip | Youtube | Subscribe The Weekend Projects Podcast Reruns continue with the Rodent Powered Nightlight! This was a project inspired by the writing of William Gurstelle. I've done a lot of his projects and they're always awesome! Make sure to check out the PDF for more detailed instructions! [Read More] [Comments] ...

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[ Fri, 18 Jan 2008 08:00:03 -0800 ]


Shovercraft - Best of Weekend Projects
Homemade hovercrafts + shuffleboard = shovercraft! mp4 | hd | youtube | blip | itunes | pdf While Bre takes a break, you get to revisit the best of Weekend Projects! Get your motors running, put your safety helmet, ear protection and safety glasses on, steady your fire extinguishers and prop open your first aid kit... Now you're ready for he ultimate in diy sports - Shovercraft! Combining all the thrills of a personal hovercraft with the targeting challenges of shuffleboard, shovercraft ...

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[ Fri, 11 Jan 2008 08:00:18 -0800 ]


Chaos Radio Express International Interview
While in Berlin, Tim Pritlove, interviewed me for his radio show: Chaosradio Express International. It's the English-language branch of his German radio show. The 15 English podcasts will make you want to learn German to hear the rest of his German podcasts! We had a great conversation about hacking, education, and we chatted at length about hacker spaces and CCC. You can go listen to it on the page, or download the mp3. Chaosradio (German) - Link Chaosradio International (English) - Lin...

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[ Mon, 07 Jan 2008 07:47:47 -0800 ]


Learn How To Do Laser Graffiti - Weekend Projects Podcast
MP4 | Hi-Def | Blip | Youtube | PDF | Subscribe This weekend, learn how to draw on buildings. Laser Tagging is a non-destructive way of using a laser, video camera, computer and projector to apply graffiti to buildings! It's a lot of fun! You'll see the GRL Vienna guys Michael Zeltner and Florian Frühauf who rocked Berlin with 5500 lumens of laser graffiti awesomeness. They would like to extend a thanks to Theo Watson and Evan Roth and James Powderly of GRL who came up with the idea...

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[ Fri, 04 Jan 2008 10:00:39 -0800 ]


Make DIY Ornaments - Weekend Projects PDFcast
Download the PDF to check out the detailed instructions and as a special bonus, you can read up all about tensegrity in Bill Gurstelle's awesome tensegrity article from Make: Volume 6! - PDF Link [Read More] [Comments] ...

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[ Fri, 21 Dec 2007 20:21:29 -0800 ]


Make a Sympathy Doll - Weekend Projects Podcast
MP4 | Hi-Def | Blip | Youtube | PDF | Subscribe These dolls make great gifts! Nothing cheers someone up like a little soft, fuzzy, and cute bundle of misery. Make sure to download the pdf for the full instructions! Sponsored by Ponoko: Ponoko is a new concept that's perfect for Makeziners. Use it to make and promote your product ideas. Ponoko supplies the digital manufacturing technology and the materials, you supply the creativity. Plus you can sell your product ideas in their showroom....

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[ Fri, 14 Dec 2007 10:00:10 -0800 ]


Make a Secret Compartment Book - Weekend Projects Podcast
MP4 | Hi-Def | Blip | Youtube | PDF | Subscribe This weekend, make a secret compartment book project that you can give as a gift. This project is perfect for valuables or you could customize the compartment to fit a gift exactly. Sponsored by Ponoko: Ponoko is a new concept that's perfect for Makeziners. Use it to make and promote your product ideas. Ponoko supplies the digital manufacturing technology and the materials, you supply the creativity. Plus you can sell your product ideas i...

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[ Fri, 07 Dec 2007 11:00:47 -0800 ]


Make a Secret Compartment Book - Weekend Projects Podcast
MP4 | Hi-Def | Blip | Youtube | PDF | Subscribe This weekend, make a secret compartment book project that you can give as a gift. This project is perfect for valuables or you could customize the compartment to fit a gift exactly. Sponsored by Ponoko: Ponoko is a new concept that's perfect for Makeziners. Use it to make and promote your product ideas. Ponoko supplies the digital manufacturing technology and the materials, you supply the creativity. Plus you can sell your product ideas i...

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[ Fri, 07 Dec 2007 11:00:47 -0800 ]


Make a Secret Compartment Book - Weekend Projects PDFcast
First you'll want to mix up some glue and mix it up 50/50 with water to make it runny. Then use a brush to brush on the glue around the edges and stack it up on some books so that the book doesn't warp. I used a plastic bag to keep the glue away from the parts of the book that I wanted to keep original. I'm not the first one to make this type of secret book. Check out hivoltage's mp3 player book! - Link Dowload the PDF to get the full instructionss for making your own secret compartme...

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[ Fri, 07 Dec 2007 10:00:33 -0800 ]


Make a Repstrap (Part 2) - Weekend Projects Podcast
MP4 | Hi-Def | Blip | Youtube | PDF | Subscribe In this Weekend Projects podcast I'll walk you through the different parts of the hardware on the reprap. You'll want to take a look at the pdf for parts lists and more detailed info to get started on the hardware for this project. The software is still in development and until then you should be able to get your reprap working as a McWire Mill until the code gets done. Remember this is an experimental research community project! I really...

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[ Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:02:51 -0800 ]


Make a Reprap Robot Part 1: The Electronics - Weekend Project Podcast
MP4 | Hi-Def | Blip | Youtube | PDF Coming Soon | Subscribe This week, take the first step towards making your own self-replicating rapid-prototyping robot! You can order up your boards, from the Reprap foundation or make your own since the whole project is open source. Get your parts and solder these up and test them! Huge thanks goes out to Zach Hoeken, who inspired this project. Marius Kintel, Philipp Tiefenbacher, Benko, Red, and other folks at Metalab along with Michael Zeltner and F...

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[ Fri, 23 Nov 2007 09:00:00 -0800 ]


Make a Reprap Robot Part 1: The Electronics - Weekend Project Podcast
MP4 | Hi-Def | Blip | Youtube | PDF | Subscribe This week, take the first step towards making your own self-replicating rapid-prototyping robot! You can order up your boards, from the Reprap foundation or make your own since the whole project is open source. Get your parts and solder these up and test them! Huge thanks goes out to Zach Hoeken, who inspired this project. Marius Kintel, Philipp Tiefenbacher, Benko, Red, and other folks at Metalab along with Michael Zeltner and Flo of the G...

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[ Fri, 23 Nov 2007 09:00:00 -0800 ]


$3 Origami Flower - Weekend Projects Podcast
MP4 | Hi-Def | Blip | Youtube | PDF | Subscribe This weekend, make a flower out of 3 bills. This makes a great tip for a nice dinner out or just a way to spend 20 minutes or so folding paper! This project is from Craft: Magazine Volume 5 and the origami was designed by Robert J. Lang and Diagrammed by Jeffrey Rutzky. On a sidenote, I really like the music I hacked together for this video. I'm releasing it as an mp3 under the creative commons license! - MP3 Link Sponsored by Ponoko: Ponok...

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[ Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:03:27 -0800 ]


$3 Origami Flower - Weekend Projects PDFcast
Making insanely cool origami isn't easy. This week's video and PDF work to make it easier to make the $3 dollar origami flower found in Craft: 05. If you live in a country with different currency, I'd love to see this in international flavors! If your base currency is worth more than can be left as a tip, I challenge you to make your own money shaped designs. Upload them to the Flickr Craft Pool! The hardest parts for me were step 14 and 19, so I've put lots of pictures in the pdf that h...

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[ Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:00:06 -0800 ]


T-Shirt Cannon - Weekend Projects Podcast
MP4 | Hi-Def | Blip | YouTube | PDF | Subscribe Sometimes it can be so frustrating to have people you want to give a T-shirt to who are far away and inaccessible on the upper decks of stadiums. They wave their hands in desperation with such hope and joy at the possibility of receiving a T-shirt from you, but you know in your heart that they won't, because your throwing arm just isn't capable of hurling a T-shirt into the upper decks ... Fear not, your problem may be solved this weekend if y...

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[ Fri, 09 Nov 2007 11:00:10 -0800 ]


T-Shirt Cannon - Weekend Projects Podcast
MP4 | Hi-Def | Blip | YouTube | PDF | Subscribe Sometimes it can be so frustrating to have people you want to give a T-shirt to who are far away and inaccessible on the upper decks of stadiums. They wave their hands in desperation with such hope and joy at the possibility of receiving a T-shirt from you, but you know in your heart that they won't, because your throwing arm just isn't capable of hurling a T-shirt into the upper decks ... Fear not, your problem may be solved this weekend if y...

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[ Fri, 09 Nov 2007 11:00:10 -0800 ]


Make a Joule Thief - Weekend Projects Video Podcast
MP4 | Hi-Def | Blip | Youtube | PDF | Subscribe This week, Windell Oskay of Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories joins me to teach you how to make a super clever little circuit called the Joule Thief! The Joule Thief allows you to squeeze the life out of what most people think of as "dead" batteries! We were inspired by Big Clive to make this project and it's the perfect platform for a flashlight, book reading light, or really just something you should make to get more use out of your batteries...

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[ Fri, 02 Nov 2007 08:59:16 -0800 ]


Make a Joule Thief - Weekend Projects Video Podcast
MP4 | Hi-Def | Blip | Youtube | PDF | Subscribe This week, Windell Oskay of Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories joins me to teach you how to make a super clever little circuit called the Joule Thief! The Joule Thief allows you to squeeze the life out of what most people think of as "dead" batteries! We were inspired by Big Clive to make this project and it's the perfect platform for a flashlight, book reading light, or really just something you should make to get more use out of your batteries...

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[ Fri, 02 Nov 2007 08:59:16 -0800 ]


Survive the Zompocalypse - Weekend Projects Video Podcast
Click To Play mp4 | hd-appletv | youtube | blip | itunes | pdf My buddy Lee Lefever brought it to my attention that the zombies are coming. - Link In order to keep my brain intact within my skull, I'm adopting the non-traditional infiltration approach described in this podcast. I've called in Erik Beck and Justin Johnson of Indy Mogul for help. - Link Subscribe. Watch. Learn. Live. [Read More] [Comments] ...

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[ Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:00:28 -0800 ]


Survive the Zompocalypse - Weekend Projects Video Podcast
Click To Play mp4 | hd-appletv | youtube | blip | itunes | pdf My buddy Lee Lefever brought it to my attention that the zombies are coming. - Link In order to keep my brain intact within my skull, I'm adopting the non-traditional infiltration approach described in this podcast. I've called in Erik Beck and Justin Johnson of Indy Mogul for help. - Link Subscribe. Watch. Learn. Live. [Read More] [Comments] ...

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[ Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:00:28 -0800 ]


DIY Vampire Fangs - Weekend Projects Podcast
mp4 | hd-appletv | youtube | blip | vimeo hd experiment | itunes | pdf Have you ever wanted to suck the blood out of an innocent's neck? If so, then this is the project for you! Eric Skiff came over to help me make vampire fangs! Eric has made these for years using dental acrylic, but recently figured out that acrylic for nails is basically the same material. The great thing about this project is that you'll learn how to mold three different types of materials! We're going to make a neg...

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[ Fri, 19 Oct 2007 06:38:20 -0800 ]


DIY Vampire Fangs - Weekend Projects Podcast
mp4 | hd-appletv | youtube | blip | vimeo hd experiment | itunes | pdf Have you ever wanted to suck the blood out of an innocent's neck? If so, then this is the project for you! Eric Skiff came over to help me make vampire fangs! Eric has made these for years using dental acrylic, but recently figured out that acrylic for nails is basically the same material. The great thing about this project is that you'll learn how to mold three different types of materials! We're going to make a nega...

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[ Fri, 19 Oct 2007 06:38:20 -0800 ]


DIY Vampire Fangs - Weekend Projects Podcast
mp4 | hd-appletv | youtube | blip | vimeo hd experiment | itunes | pdf Have you ever wanted to suck the blood out of an innocent's neck? If so, then this is the project for you! Eric Skiff came over to help me make vampire fangs! Eric has made these for years using dental acrylic, but recently figured out that acrylic for nails is basically the same material. The great thing about this project is that you'll learn how to mold three different types of materials! We're going to make a nega...

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[ Fri, 19 Oct 2007 06:38:20 -0800 ]


The future is... Maker Faire Austin - adventures in time! - Weekend Project Podcast
For this week's Weekend Project Podcast we're making sure you've seen our latest Maker Faire video "The future is... Maker Faire Austin - adventures in time! " Baron Von PT and the Brebot travel forward in time to gander the FUTURE and the future is Maker Faire Austin - October 20-21, 2007. View the video (above) get it as a MP4 or just subscribe via iTunes! Maker Faire is family-friendly event that celebrates arts, crafts, engineering, science projects and the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) mindset, ...

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[ Fri, 12 Oct 2007 08:00:00 -0800 ]


Maker Faire posters (PDF) - Weekend Projects PDFcast
This week for the Weekend Projects PDFcast we bring you the Maker Faire poster! If you're anywhere near Austin, TX next week please please join us for Maker Faire 2007 Austin! - Link (PDF). Want more - You can get this poster and more in our Maker Faire poster section! - Link. What's Maker Faire? Glad you asked! two-day, family-friendly event that celebrates arts, crafts, engineering, science projects and the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) mindset, including Swap-O-Rama-Rama, the King of Fling Catapult...

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[ Fri, 12 Oct 2007 07:00:56 -0800 ]


Make a Theremin - Weekend Projects PDFcast
I ordered a minimum theremin kit from Harrison Instruments and all the parts were very well marked and it went together easily. You will have to make your own antenna and put it in your own enclosure and I liked that because it gave me a chance to make my theremin unique and special. - PDF Link There are a bunch of other kits you can buy, but this is the simplest one that I could find. Go check out a previous Make: post with lots of choices for kits. - Link When you make your theremin, pu...

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[ Fri, 05 Oct 2007 09:00:27 -0800 ]


Make a Theremin - Weekend Project Podcast
mp4 | hd-appletv | youtube | blip | itunes | pdf This weekend make a theremin, the first electronic musical instruments that you don't have to touch to play! Leon Theremin invented this in 1918 and Bolshevik leader Lenin liked it enough to take lessons and ordered 600 to be made and sent around the world to show how awesome Russian electronic music was. I made this one using the Harrison Instruments Minimum Theremin kit and put it in a housing that a friend gave me. It works and it's really...

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[ Fri, 05 Oct 2007 07:00:14 -0800 ]


Make a Theremin - Weekend Project Podcast
mp4 | hd-appletv | youtube | blip | itunes | pdf This weekend make a theremin, the first electronic musical instruments that you don't have to touch to play! Leon Theremin invented this in 1918 and Bolshevik leader Lenin liked it enough to take lessons and ordered 600 to be made and sent around the world to show how awesome Russian electronic music was. I made this one using the Harrison Instruments Minimum Theremin kit and put it in a housing that a friend gave me. It works and it's really...

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[ Fri, 05 Oct 2007 07:00:14 -0800 ]


Make a mellotron out of walkmans - Weekend Projects Podcast
mp4 | hd-appletv | youtube | blip | itunes | pdf coming saturday This week Eric Beug joins me this week to make a musical instrument out of walkmans. The mellotron is an instrument that uses taped audio through a keyboard interface. Finding inspiration in Mike Walters' Melloman, we hacked together a simple circuit to trigger loops of tape to make a super simple sampler. We had originally thought to use getlofi's parallel port sequencer, but ended up going with the arduino instead. I'll h...

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[ Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:00:47 -0800 ]